Word: mezzos
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...second selection, “Shéhérazade,” shifted the atmosphere Eastward with lightly skittering strings backing the evocative melodies of mezzo-soprano guest artist Susan Graham. Graham carried the audience through the emotional narrative suggested in her performance of three poems, Tristan Klingsor’s “Asie,” “La Flûte enchantée,” and “L’Indifférent.” First wistful, then almost conversational, Graham engaged the audience with her poignant renderings of longing...
...Octavian, mezzo-soprano Marvosh has a solid voice, although not quite the caliber of Woolf’s or Betanski’s—made especially apparent when singing alongside either actor. Marvosh’s voice becomes a bit stiff and her vibrato asymmetrical when attempting to sustain higher pitches. Marvosh’s decisive character choices not only compensate for this minor offense, but also make her the best actor of the show...
DIED. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, 52, mezzo-soprano known for her intensely powerful voice and overwhelmingly emotional performances; after a long battle with breast cancer; in Santa Fe, N.M. Hunt Lieberson, a violist, didn't get her big break as a singer until she was 31, when controversial director Peter Sellars cast her in a summer festival production of Handel's Giulio Cesare. Throughout her career, she made unconventional choices, favoring complex roles in little-known baroque operas as well as contemporary pieces such as John Harbison's The Great Gatsby, in which she made her 1999 debut at New York...
...elements in the piece sparked the interest of musicologists. The choir will perform a completed iteration of the work by one such scholar, Harvard’s own Robinson Jr. Professor of Humanities Robert D. Levin ’68. The solos will be sung by soprano Teresa Wakim, mezzo-soprano Krista River, tenor Aaron Sheehan, and baritone Nikolas Sean-Paul Nackley, all professional vocalists of the New England area. The Harvard University Choir, founded in 1834, has a close affiliation with the Memorial Church. Led by Gund University Organist and Choirmaster Edward E. Jones, the choir sings...
...potential for gut-wrenching intensity. Without a credible foundation for Carmen and Don José’s attraction, this production was unable to reach those emotional heights. Still, the scenes that belonged to Baldwin alone were charged with excitement, owing much to her versatile voice. Baldwin, a mezzo-soprano, brought her voice to the extremes of sweet delicacy and gnarly roughness in order to capture Carmen’s allure. Similarly impressive were the vocal talents of Jennifer Baldwin Peden (real-life sister of Christina), who played Micaëla. With her dulcet soprano, Peden gave Mica?...